How bloody good is ther Back in Black album?

[10 Pence Short]

Sunday morning, no hangover. AC/DC on at a decent level of neighbourly disturbance. Awesome.

[Ferg]

Not as good as anything they did previously.

[10 Pence Short]

I think it's as good as the earlier stuff, it's pretty much a collection of bits from before anyway. The later stuff gets a bit cartoon-like, though.

[Ferg]

But the singer's a screamer. Very much a 'cartoon' rock singer, the late Bon Scott was simply in a different league, particularly live.

[10 Pence Short]

To be honest, I never rated Bon Scott any higher. People often have rose tinted spectacles when a band member leaves or dies, sometimes it's justified, sometimes it's not.

[Ferg]

I couldn't believe how poor Johnson was when I heard his efforts with AC/DC. Geordie were a third rate band anyway, but I kind of thought that the band saw something in him. Bon Scott had fantastic personality that made AC/DC what they were. His 'sleazy' image made them the required bit different.....
Different enough to give them the edge neccessary to draw attention to them. You can see the same 'Rock'n'Roll Outlaws'(reference intended..LOL!) attitude in Rose Tattoo, and to some extent in Airbourne.
Brian Johnson moved them in a direction that was away from AC/DC and that 'dance band' feel and into a less defined hard rock area....

Which is fine for some, but I think it was a shame.

[tybo]

The only CD that never gets taken out of the car

[10 Pence Short]

I think there's room for both, and the success of both points to that. It's one of the best things about music, it's all in the ears of the listener.

[Forthright MC]

Ferg said:

But the singer's a screamer. Very much a 'cartoon' rock singer, the late Bon Scott was simply in a different league, particularly live.

wot he sed

i like Jonner and i like Back in Black very much, but Powerage is THE Acca Dacca album IMO!
also if its the ultimate Bon ear bashing you seek "If You Want Blood..." it has to be!

Edited by Forthright MC on Sunday 25th May 13:51

[Asterix]

Forthright MC said:

Ferg said:

But the singer's a screamer. Very much a 'cartoon' rock singer, the late Bon Scott was simply in a different league, particularly live.

wot he sed

i like Jonner and i like Back in Black very much, but Powerage is THE Acca Dacca album IMO!
also if its the ultimate Bon ear bashing you seek "If You Want Blood..." it has to be!

Edited by Forthright MC on Sunday 25th May 13:51

I agree - Powerage was my first AC/DC album when I was kid.

Back in Black is still a damn fine piece of work and is always in the car.

[Yugguy]

10 Pence Short said:

I think there's room for both, and the success of both points to that. It's one of the best things about music, it's all in the ears of the listener.

Agreed.

You might think Bon's better, and on balance he is, but you still can't fault songs like You Shook Me...

[Negative Creep]

satch said:

BiB was played on radio 1 yesterday early PM.

always great to hear R1 play stuff that usually gets played at 2am - if at all.

I think the rock show host was covering or something.

followed by Take That....go figure....

The rock show DJ took over for a few hours and was a refreshing change. Only downside was that Tim Westwood followed for 2 hours of unspeakably bad garbage. Anyways, always seen AC/DC as a bit of a one trick pony, but this album is a bona fide classic